The Top Ten Tips Using Internet Explorer 7.0
1. By default, the old classic menu is not located on top of the window. You have to click on the Tools menu and click on Menu Bar to show it.
There is another, non-permanent way. While in Internet Explorer press the Alt key and the menu will appear at the top of the window.
Press the Alt key again, and the menu disappears.
2. There is a keyboard shortcut in Internet Explorer to go to the last web page that you viewed. Press the Alt key and then the left arrow key on the keyboard. To move forward press the Alt key and then the right arrow key on the keyboard.
3. If you want a keyboard shortcut to go between the different Tabs in Internet Explorer 7.0, press the Ctrl key and press the Tab key. You will be able to go through the Tabs, one at a time. Holding down the Shift & Ctrl key and then Tab will scroll the Tabs in reverse.
4. To go to the bottom of a web page, press the Ctrl key and press the End key. To go to the top of the web page, press the Ctrl key and press the Home key.
5. To zoom the text on a web page, press the Ctrl key and click on the + key. To zoom out, press the Ctrl key and press the – key.
6. If you wanted to add the www. and .com to a web address you typed in, press the Ctrl key and press the Enter key. For example, typing yourpcguide in the address bar and pressing the Ctrl and Enter key will change this to www.yourpcguide.com
7. To zoom in, or select what size you want to see a web page, look at the bottom right of the Internet Explorer window. Click on the number and you will see a variety of zoom in and zoom out features.
8. You may notice different colors in the security status bar in Internet Explorer 7.0. Red means that the web site security certificate is out of date. Yellow means that the certificate on the site cannot be verified. White means normal validation took place. Green means that the security certificate is valid, and the site is encrypted.
9. If you are at a website that you like and you want to keep it as a Favorite, press the Ctrl key and press the letter D. This will bring up the favorites window. You can then select where you want to save the favorite.
10. IE7 allows you to search the history of where you visited for the past four weeks. Click on the Favorites button and then click on the down arrow to the right of the History button. You can then select the Search History menu option. Type in a keyword and the results will be displayed.
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Author: John Gontowicz
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